Finally get a FTA attempts with 30 seconds left...
DCHawker
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Their starters are 15-24 from the field...
BYU has already gone 10 deep. Clever move to actually play the bench guys...
@wissox said in Tonight's game:
Storr aint ever heard of a bounce pass?
Has he heard of a pass, period???
I seem to remember once upon a time that we were ranked #1, 7-0 to start the season, with wins over Duke and MSU, but perhaps I'm imagining things...
They are going to hit the century mark with about 5 minutes left....
Gee - they are 7-11; 8 RBs to our 3; and 7 assists with zero TOs. Sterling effort....
We have 3 front court guys playing and they don't have anyone over 6-8 and we're getting killed on the glass...
We're trying to out 3 BYU?????
@kuballin10 Come on... Yes, there are issues, but putting it all on the handling of Storr and Griffen? While Alabama has definitely been better the past three years (remember they lost 12 games last year), Wisconsin has not - they went 22-14 last year. Storr led them in scoring, but was high usage and very inefficient - 43% from the field, 32% from 3, 4 rebounds and one assist per game. Doesn't defend. He had no shot as a 3 and D in the NBA unless he improved his shooting and more importantly, defense, which is why he came to KU. It appears that he is what he has been, doesn't have the requisite BBall IQ, or is just unwilling to do what is necessary to become a better player. He was a recruiting mistake much more than a usage one...Griffen is basically a one-dimensional player - a good spot up shooter - who fit well with the other pieces around him at Alabama. Not so much here - Harris isn't Sears in penetrating and creating opportunities for shooters...
I agree that HCBS has always shown a quicker hook for some players and not others who seemingly make the same mistakes, but in this case, the problem is more a roster construction one than usage....
In the past four seasons, when Dickinson has been the go to guy, his teams have lost 14 (projected), 11, 16 and 15. Correlation or causation? His numbers have been pretty consistent each year, as has been mediocre team performance. He gives you high teens points and around double digit rebounds per game, but is slow and doesn't hustle (vast majority of the time), provides no real rim protection, and is a defensive liability. I'm opting for causation - he simply doesn't make teams better....
@approxinfinity said in Wait, KU is playing?:
Seeing a little bit of urgency on the defensive end
Buffs have made 6 0f 7 two points shots. If that's urgency...
@approxinfinity said in Wait, KU is playing?:
Just kidding.
Supposedly the winless, last place team in the conference - which is hitting 56% right now...
@kjayhawks said in Oh how I hate Kansas State.:
My goodness no game chat
Probably a good thing since we are tied at the first TV timeout against a team that is 0-12 in conference...
A lot of issues related to roster construction and navigating the portal - NIL world, but one thing is clear is that this team is the softest of the Self era - lacking both physical and mental toughness... KU used to win the vast majority of games that came down to crunch time. That certainly hasn't been true the last couple of years...
Second most points KSU has scored in a conference game...
Storr and Griffen combined 2-11 from 3. 2 RBs and 2 assists...
2 FTAs from our guards and wings...
KSU lost by 19 to WSU....
Shooting 55% and down 15. Defense anyone....
ISU is under 25% from the field and under 10% from 3. Don't think we can count on that continuing...
@approxinfinity said in Bounceback night What a sight:
Happy with the minute distribution so far. Hope we get to see similar flexibility second half
Good luck with that.... ;)
@kjayhawks said in Bounceback night What a sight:
Juan made two free throws…..game
I would like to see two with the game on the line...
Griffen 0-4 all from 3, 2 fouls and zeros on all other stats...
ISU 6-29 and 1-10 and we're only up 11...
Storr already has more shot attempts than anyone else...
ISU is 4-16 and 1-7 and we are only up 4...
@SlimShaddy54 said in Bounceback night What a sight:
being out rebounded on the boards by 6 already
They have 6 ORBs to our zero...
Can we block out and frigging keep them off the offensive boards....
Already bad omen - ISU has 6 shot attempts to our 2 because of 3 ORBs and we have a TO...
Sorry - the stats formatting was correct in the post - not sure how to correct...
The crux of the problem....
KJ's stats the past 3 years:
GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
18 28.6 49.6 0.0 78.6 4.7 2.2 0.9 0.8 2.4 1.1 8.3
34 33.4 60.1 0.0 60.0 4.6 3.1 0.6 1.1 2.4 1.8 12.6
36 27.3 62.2 0.0 60.7 4.3 1.9 0.8 0.8 2.9 1.5 10.6
What leaps out? Consistency, but zero progression. Actually, his numbers are down this year - scoring and shooting percentage (precipitously). Braun, Ogbaji, Wilson and McCullar all stepped up their junior or senior seasons and took on the leadership, alpha role. KJ is he who he is - a solid role player, but only that. Arguably a dependable bench player rather than 30+ minute starter. Tough to win with a 4 as a starter who can't average 5 RBs, is shooting 40%, can't make a shot from outside the paint, and averages just two FTAs per game.
DaJuan's stats the past 4 years:
GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
20 32.0 44.1 31.6 65.9 2.8 5.9 0.4 1.5 1.1 1.8 9.8
34 35.7 42.4 38.4 80.4 2.0 6.5 0.4 1.5 1.6 2.4 8.5
36 34.2 47.1 40.5 59.6 2.5 6.2 0.4 2.2 1.6 2.0 8.9
40 29.0 42.7 32.3 79.2 1.4 4.2 0.3 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.4
What leaps out? Consistency, but no progression. Juan is who is he is. A solid game manager and decent defender, but he needs to have better players around him. Tough to win with a PG who can't create his own shot, can't beat his defender off the dribble, can't finish drives, averages only 2 FTAs per game and doesn't make them consistently when he does get to the line. Yes, was PG on a national championship team, but there were 3 NBA players on that team, and it was the "back-up" PG who was often on the floor at critical times, because he could create his own shot and score.
Dickinson's stats the past 4 years:
GP MIN FG% 3P% FT% REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS
21 29.9 52.6 22.2 79.7 9.7 2.2 1.4 1.1 2.1 1.8 16.4
33 32.2 54.8 35.4 62.4 10.9 2.3 1.4 0.9 2.2 1.8 17.9
34 32.7 56.0 42.1 72.7 9.0 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.9 2.0 18.5
32 32.3 56.3 32.8 80.2 8.6 2.3 1.5 0.5 2.7 2.0 18.6
What leaps out? Consistency, but no progression. Slight regression scoring and shooting % this year. He is who he is. A skilled low post scorer and solid rebounder, but who isn't a rim protector and is a defensive liability against stretch 5s and pick and rolls. As I noted in another thread, his strengths don't seem to be enough to overcome his weaknesses. His teams will have had double digit losses each of the past 4 years (assuming we will lose at least 4 more this year).
With those 3 as starters, you have to have guys at the 2 and 3 who can make up for their limitations - who can light it up from outside, regularly attack the rim and finish or get to the FT line, and who can defend the perimeter and keep their opponent from getting into the paint - not just one of those attributes (Griffen from 3 or Storr to attack, for example), but all three. And, we don't have any close to that. McCullar gave us close to that last year, which is why we were better than we are now until he got hurt.
The issue is and has been roster construction - over-reliance on solid role players who aren't close to having NBA level talent, and completely whiffing on transfers the past two years. To compete for a national championship, you have to have multiple NBA level players on the roster - we do not....
Why is Storr on Edgecombe???
AJ broke his ofer string from the FT line...
Should just play ball denial on Edgecombe and see if the other BU players can do anything. Kind of doubt it...
Hunter has missed 3 or 4 from close in ....
Just completely gave the game away. Hard to believe what we just saw...
Storr 0-6 from the field and 0-4 from the FT line. And he was the #1 portal guy?????
@DanR said in Feeling the Fieldhouse magic?:
Games not over and our guys folding like lawn chairs
Insulting to lawn chairs???
Just -effing brain freeze the last 3 minutes..
Cannot execute an inbounds play and miss 2 FTs. We now deserve to lose this...
Juan just has to make 1 to ice the game. His FT shooting has been absymal the past few games...
Flory and Griffen = 34 points. Who'd a thunk it...
@dmurban said in Feeling the Fieldhouse magic?:
Dickinson is just getting bitch slapped on the defensive end
That was actually decent defense - he is just making the shots...
Not sure what the play was even if Griffen had handled it???
Just sad that we can't run an inbounds play...
@wissox said in Feeling the Fieldhouse magic?:
10 dimes for DJuan.
10 to 1 assist to TO ratio isn't too bad... ;)
Why Coit instead of Moore??? And, Storr is 0-5...